Date of source: Thursday, January 28, 2010
CIDT’s Jayson Casper reviews a new book by scholar Otto Meinardus: Two thousand years of Coptic Christianity is the title of a book by Otto Meinardus, a renowned scholar on the history, practice, and theology of the Coptic Orthodox Church and member of the board of advisors of Arab-West Report...
Date of source: Monday, January 18, 2010
Building a zāwiyah in front of a church formed the starting point of what the author refers to as fitnah in ‘Ayn Shams after historical friendly Muslim-Christian relations.
Date of source: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Amin Makram Ebeid's review of Jayson Casper's ZIVIC paper on peacebuilding in Egypt (AWR 2010 Week 2 Article 2)
Date of source: Monday, March 1, 2010
In times of crisis, people look to their leaders – be they political or religious – for guidance. In an Egypt left shaken by the events of Najc Hammādī, public figures have fallen into two main camps
Date of source: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Sameh Fawzy's review of Jayson Casper's ZIVIC project paper (AWR2010 Week 2 Article 2)
Date of source: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
AWR Editor-in-Chief presents a paper on peace building, focusing on the work of CIDT, AWR and the ZIVIC project. The paper discusses the role of the media, governance and identity in interreligious conflict in Egypt, incorporating how the Arab-West Group can help in terms of study and...
Date of source: Monday, January 11, 2010
Amin Makram Ebeid writes: Cornelis Hulsman kindly asked me to write a few lines on the tragic events that took place in Naj‘ Hammādī and how this could be best managed, punishing the responsible people and working towards reconciliation between Muslims and Christians in the region.
Date of source: Friday, February 5, 2010
Osama al-Ghazoly is a seasoned journalist who we asked to evaluate the media discourse on Izbet Bushra, paying special attention to coverage given to expatriate Coptic websites. Since some of these websites make reference to human rights reports produced in Egypt, Osama has also involved these...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
CIDT’s Jayson Casper speaks to Sheikh Ahmad al-Sayih, a professor of Islamic doctrine at Al Azhar University who is originally from the governorate of Qena, about the attacks against Coptic Christians in Nag Hamadi.
Date of source: Thursday, February 11, 2010
On December 26-27, 2009 the Center for Arab West Understanding hosted a workshop in Cairo under the title, “Strengthening the Social Role of NGOs through Communication and Interaction”. At our center we have been conducting a project on peacebuilding following the incident of conflict in the...